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22/Trent Abel/Rancho Bernardo/Sr./SS (Cal State Northridge) -- San Diego Union-Tribune

I don’t doubt Longoria’s sincerity about bringing nuanced Latino stories to the big and small screen. She has produced documentaries about farmworker exploitation and is starring in a CNN travel show about Mexico. In interviews, the Texas native has frequently cited “Occupied America,” a foundational text of Chicano Studies by Cal State Northridge legend Rudy Acuña that she read while obtaining a master’s degree in the subject at the university. -- Los Angeles Times

Eight African American high school male graduating seniors were recognized, and $83,500 in scholarships were provided to assist with their college matriculation. The L.A.M.P. Class of 2021 includes Ryan Houston, who will attend California State Polytechnic University; Chase Johnson, who is set to go to Hampton University; Marcus Powe, who will join the University of San Diego; George Bhimji, IV, who will study at Los Angeles Community College; Tyler Johnson, who will go to American University; Ethan Monroe, who will attend the University of San Francisco; Dylan Wilson, who is set to join California State University, Northridge; and London Wright, who will study at the University of California, Merced. -- Pasadena Now

Around that time, Longoria enrolled in night classes at California State University, Northridge, where she earned a master’s in Chicano studies. If she was going to chart a path for her own people, she first needed to learn where they had come from. Works of history, such as “Occupied America,” by Rodolfo Acuña, allowed Longoria to contextualize the Mexican American experience and fully appreciate its trajectory. In front of and behind the screen, the gap between the community’s role and its representation continued to widen. Although Latinos had become the largest minority group in the country, they made up less than five per cent of hires as characters in film. It was clear to Longoria that producers and executives had unconsciously ignored the community for years; if she were to change that, she needed to join their ranks. -- The New Yorker